Question

write a debate against the mootion grade should be abolished

Answer 1

Good grades, when the person is liked by teachers and students, increase narcissism, self-importance, complacency and stops people challenging their weaknesses (because they don't believe they have any) and make people, who are in the end just human beings, think they are better, even if they don't obviously show it, to those who do less well then them. If the person has worked hard, it is often only for the grade, and being scared of being seen as a failure/not getting a job, and then work tirelessly and slave-like on something often not really all that beneficial to society. Those who get bad grades constantly often get low self esteem, despite the fact this is mostly due to upbringing rather than genetics, and some become jealous and pick on kids, who are not popular, who get good grades. Some kids who are bullied get bad grades because of the pressure. Not always are assignments wholly non-opinion based and prejudice can skew scores. Some kids get anxious and so results don't reflect there actual capabilities in a subject. Not all qualities are graded; compassion, empathy, practical ability, wit, creativity, imagination for instance. The point of academia, learning to challenge arguments and evaluate the evidence before making hard conclusions are completely lost when students are delivered grades and see there work as a personal quality. I think society would be happier, and more people would be interested in academic subjects, if we admitted that all people are a mix of being skilled in some things and not in others, and academia is not everything in life. Would you rank members of your family up by picking one quality and punishing them for it, instead of appreciating each of them differently for there uniquenesses? Why do the same with society? What's the point except to keep a system in order? If people are studying in college for say - a surgeon for instance - why not just let students study for free, let them practice until they have mastered the technique until they pass (no grades - just pass or fail) if someone does have difficulty they'll soon realise, and if they are not feelig ashamed of themselves they'll move on to a different job, people are human, not machines.